• Mon. Apr 29th, 2024

Plateau Police Command Foils Kidnapping in Jos

The plateau state Police Command has arrested criminal suspect of different crimes ranging from cattle rustling ,foiled kidnapping and recovery of firearms and ammunition,unlawful possession of firearms, rearrest of prison escapee,railway vandals culpable homicide,criminal conspiracy amongst others.

The police commissioner plateau state command,Bartholomew Onyeka,  disclosed this  when he paraded the suspects before newsmen on Friday in Jos.

Onyeka said that the suspects, were arrested by men of its division.

The commissioner explained that the arrest followed a report by one Sale Bahago of the same community that his children were attacked at gunpoint while grazing 

On receipt of the report, men of Bashar division swung into action and arrested three suspects

Their arrest further led to the recovery of 16 cows from a community in Mikang local government area of the state.

The suspects also confessed their involvement in the kdinap of Dauda Mohammed,  the village head or Pinau in Wase last September,”he said.

He said that the suspects would be charged to court when investigation is concluded.

COV/DORCAS GWANI JOS